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Blackhawks-Ducks Game 7: Who has the edge?

Offense

The Ducks get the benefit of last change on their home ice in Game 7, meaning coach Bruce Boudreau can match up Ryan Kesler with Jonathan Toews and deploy other matchups he might consider favorable, such as sending his top line against the Hawks checking line before a faceoff. But after a slow start to the series, the Hawks' big guns have been able to produce regardless of whom they're matched up against. Coach Joel Quenneville tried to open up the offense by moving Patrick Kane to the top line with Toews and Brandon Saad late in Game 5 and most of Game 6.